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Advocating for Public Health Education Legislation and Health Promotion Funding |
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
Leveraging Resources for Maximum Impact
REQUEST: Fund the Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant at $1.31 million. The flexibility of this grant allows each state/territory to address its unique public health challenges and target resources where funding is most needed. Our FY 2011 requested funding would restore the grant to its funding level a decade ago.
Recommendations for the Reauthorization of
Elementary and Secondary Education Act and No Child Left Behind
REQUEST: Promote the health of youth and help ensure our nation’s future by requiring that all school districts provide a strong preK-12 health education instructional program built upon the voluntary National Health Education Standards and delivered by a qualified teacher workforce.
Healthy Schools, Healthy Youth
Improve the Health of Children and Invest in Children's Health
REQUEST: Promote the health of youth and help ensure our nation’s future by requiring that all school districts provide a strong preK-12 health education instructional program built upon the voluntary National Health Education Standards and delivered by a qualified teacher workforce.
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACHUS)
Invest in Proven Evidence-Based Community Programs to Eliminate Health Disparities
REQUEST: Support a FY 2011 request of $50 million to fully fund the REACH U.S. programs present in 40 communities and 21 states. Funding has not kept pace with inflation over the last decade. Most REACH programs were not eligible for ARRA prevention funding and yet are working in communities that are among the hardest hit by the recession. With significant budget challenges at the state/local levels, REACH programs provide an important safety net to help eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and close the health equity gap.
What is a Health Education Specialist?
Health education specialists work to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent and manage disease by empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their health and positively influencing the policies and conditions that affect people’s health where they live, learn, work, and play.